RESUMO
This study attempts to evaluate patients' satisfaction with certain aspects of a first visit antenatal or gynaecological consultation and the reaction to and preferences during a pelvic examination. Embarrassment and apprehension were emotions experienced by at least half those surveyed and the speculum examination was uncomfortable to more women than the bimanual examination. However, less than 10% found the pelvic examination worse than they had anticipated.
Assuntos
Doenças dos Genitais Femininos/diagnóstico , Satisfação do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Doenças dos Genitais Femininos/psicologia , Humanos , Palpação , PelveRESUMO
In previous publications (Jones et al., 1977; Nordin et al., 1980) we have shown that menopausal symptoms respond well to 15 micrograms of ethinyl oestradiol and rather less well to 5 mg daily of norethisterone. We have not previously established whether even smaller doses of ethinyl oestradiol might be effective or whether combining this preparation with norethisterone might produce an additive effect. The present paper describes a trial designed to answer these questions.
